prox·y jack·ing
/ˈpräksē ˈjakiNG/ – noun
The sophisticated criminal art of hijacking and stealing proxy bodies during tethering transfers, leaving victims trapped while criminals assume control of their intended vessels.
This represents the ultimate violation of human identity in an age where consciousness can be digitally transferred, creating a new form of theft that targets the very essence of who you are.
PROXY JACKING: When Your Body Becomes Someone Else’s Crime Scene
In the sprawling criminal underworld of AetherPoint, where the neon glow of stolen identities illuminates floating dry-dock cities and the screams of hacked minds echo through refurbished cargo ships, a new breed of predator stalks the shadows…
They don’t steal your wallet.
They don’t break into your home.
They steal YOUR BODY.
“I opened my eyes in what I thought was a luxury penthouse overlooking Neo Manhattan. Problem was, I’d paid for a basic economy proxy in Los Demonios. In reality I wasn’t in the penthouse like I’d thought, I was actually in a digitally cloned set, somewhere in the dark corners of the Etherverse… By the time I realized what was happening, my original body was already on a transport ship to God knows where.” — Anonymous tether trap victim, Case File #4471-PJ
THE HEIST OF THE HUMAN SOUL
While you sip your morning coffee and casually tether into what you believe is your reserved premium proxy for a business meeting in Qina, somewhere in the criminal networks, a faceless hacker is already wearing your digital skin.
“85% of all Earth-originated cyber crimes in the Etherverse trace back to AetherPoint,” warns The Global Cyber Intelligence Agency. “But proxy jacking? That’s just a normal Monday for these criminals.”
The statistics are terrifying… But the reality is worse.
YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE PRODUCT
In the shadow markets where credits flow like digital blood, proxy jacking has evolved from simple theft into an art form of human exploitation. Criminal syndicates don’t just steal random bodies—they craft experiences. They study your tethering patterns, analyze your proxy sharing preferences, and then…
They set the perfect trap.
“I thought I was getting a premium athletic model for my vacation in Mars,” recounts Sarah Chen, a proxy jacking survivor. “Instead, I woke up chained to a processing table in an illegal proxy farm while some criminal was living my vacation with my credit account.”
THE TECHNOLOGY OF TERROR
4Mat Patches: Illegal memory-altering substances that criminal organizations attach to stolen proxies to erase evidence of their crimes. Victims wake up with gaps in their experiences, unable to identify how their digital being was compromised.
Tether Traps: Physical devices that anchor your mind to specific locations, preventing escape and forcing you to experience whatever horrific scenario the criminals have planned. Think digital kidnapping, but your real body is still safe at home—making it nearly impossible to prove the crime even happened.
[!NOTE]
Edit: while your mind is trapped elsewhere, your proxy body is open and vulnerable to the attackers — the tether trap may take hours, sometimes days for you to escape — which is more than enough time for them to take your proxy for a scheme on the surface, or maybe just a joy ride…
Proxy Puppet Networks: The most sophisticated operations involve entire fleets of compromised proxies, where criminals can hop between bodies like changing clothes, always staying one step ahead of law enforcement.
THE CORPORATE WAR ESCALATES
“We’ve detected multiple unauthorized access attempts to our premium proxy farms,” admits a confidential SoulTech internal memo. “The rivalry with Proxus Inc has created opportunities for criminal exploitation that we never anticipated.”
The corporate war between SoulTech and Proxus Inc has inadvertently armed proxy jackers with increasingly sophisticated techniques. As each company develops new security measures, criminals study their innovations and develop countermeasures that would make intelligence agencies jealous.
THE INFINITE LOAD SCREEN OF HELL
Perhaps most terrifying of all: advanced tether trapping. Criminals intercept your consciousness mid-transfer, trapping your digital being in an endless “loading” state while they assume control of both your intended proxy AND your original body.
“I was stuck in digital limbo for six hours,” whispers Marcus Rodriguez, still trembling months after his ordeal. “Just… floating in nothingness while watching through some impossible window as someone else lived my life, spent my money, spoke to my family. They were me, but I was nobody.”
THE STREET CODE OF SILENCE
In AetherPoint, where the “Street Code” acts as judge, jury, and executioner, proxy jacking isn’t just accepted—it’s celebrated. Criminal gangs pass down techniques ritually through generations, with some families boasting six-generation bloodlines of proxy pirates.
The city’s unique culture has developed traditions around successful proxy heists, treating these violations of human consciousness as technological achievements worthy of festival celebration.
WHEN YOUR SOUL BECOMES A COMMODITY
“Proxy jacking is theft of identity. Soul-hacking is theft of existence itself,” explains Dr. Elena Vasquez, a leading expert in proxy crimes. “When criminals steal your ghost file—your digital soul—they don’t just wear your body. They become you in every way that matters.”
The distinction is crucial: proxy jacking steals your reserved body. Soul-hacking steals you.
THE PRICE OF TRANSCENDENCE
As SoulTech promises “unmatched reliability and security against proxy-jacking” for premium prices, a terrifying class system emerges. The wealthy enjoy fortress-level protection for their consciousness. Everyone else? They’re shopping in a marketplace where their very identity is just another product to be stolen, sold, and consumed.
“We’re not just commercializing technology,” warns an anonymous SoulTech whistleblower. “We’re commercializing the human soul. And in AetherPoint, souls are the hottest commodity on the black market.”
The question isn’t whether proxy jacking will affect you.
The question is whether you’ll still be YOU when it does.
From the gleaming towers of SoulTech to the shadow markets of AetherPoint, the battle for consciousness control continues. Your mind is the battlefield. Your identity is the prize.
Welcome to the age where stealing someone’s body is just the beginning.
